What pattern in the location of slavery occurred in the period of 1790-1860?
A) an increase in the overall percentage of slavery located in the South Atlantic region
B) a decrease in the use of slaves in both the South Atlantic and Old Southwest regions
C) a rejection of the use of slavery in the Old Southwest while it increased elsewhere
D) a large movement of slavery from the South Atlantic to the Old Southwest

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During the period of 1790-1860, there was a significant movement of slavery from the South Atlantic states to the Old Southwest (states like Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana), largely due to the expansion of cotton cultivation and the invention of the cotton gin, which made cotton production more profitable and increased the demand for slave labor in these areas.

What Pattern in the Location of Slavery Occurred in the Period